helen armstrong
@helenarmstrong.bsky.social
writer. queer. she/her. mfa from brown. tin house ‘22 scholar. words: black warrior review, after the pause, jellyfish review, x-r-a-y, etc. https://www.helen-armstrong.com/
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hegseth vows to do more murders
Hegseth: "We've only just begun striking narco boats and putting narcoterrorists at the bottom of the ocean"
December 2, 2025 at 5:34 PM
hegseth vows to do more murders
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Every dollar JK Rowling makes from Harry Potter is going into bankrolling an extortion racket issuing legal threats to organizations across the UK to purge themselves of trans people or face ruinous lawfare.
i hope every single person who still buys harry potter merch or engages with that franchise is happy that they're literally making girl guides cry
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
December 2, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Every dollar JK Rowling makes from Harry Potter is going into bankrolling an extortion racket issuing legal threats to organizations across the UK to purge themselves of trans people or face ruinous lawfare.
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MARTIN LUTHER IN 1517:
thing: [occurs]
me: this is in some ways about catholicism, which I don't condone, of course,
me: this is in some ways about catholicism, which I don't condone, of course,
November 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
MARTIN LUTHER IN 1517:
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"the ballroom isn't being paid for by taxpayers, it's being paid for by corporations and billionaires!!"
October 23, 2025 at 10:23 PM
"the ballroom isn't being paid for by taxpayers, it's being paid for by corporations and billionaires!!"
it’s crazy that they put pon farr in the show. I would’ve thought the fandom invented it and made it popular so it was fanon but no, they like. They put that in the show.
December 2, 2025 at 5:31 AM
it’s crazy that they put pon farr in the show. I would’ve thought the fandom invented it and made it popular so it was fanon but no, they like. They put that in the show.
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So many vulnerable people were hurt, harassed and raped by these ghouls and now—I’m worried—it’s gonna become hehe haha lurid internet circus instead of a long overdue moral reckoning. I’m scared of who we all are becoming. That man has brought us ALL low.
November 15, 2025 at 12:02 AM
So many vulnerable people were hurt, harassed and raped by these ghouls and now—I’m worried—it’s gonna become hehe haha lurid internet circus instead of a long overdue moral reckoning. I’m scared of who we all are becoming. That man has brought us ALL low.
Listening to a playlist I made and just absolutely jamming out like wow all of these songs slap
October 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Listening to a playlist I made and just absolutely jamming out like wow all of these songs slap
I read Conversations with Friends in one straight go on the airplane and I emerged changed but I’m not yet sure in what way
October 21, 2025 at 3:44 AM
I read Conversations with Friends in one straight go on the airplane and I emerged changed but I’m not yet sure in what way
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The thing that makes Star Trek utopian isn’t the end of scarcity or the harmony between all peoples it’s also that the guy on the ship who gets laid the most plays the trombone at work and periodically does community theater
October 21, 2025 at 1:51 AM
The thing that makes Star Trek utopian isn’t the end of scarcity or the harmony between all peoples it’s also that the guy on the ship who gets laid the most plays the trombone at work and periodically does community theater
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That’s the other thing that baffles me about AI and creative writing, actually.
The work IS the joy for me. I don’t want to be able to snap my fingers and have a completed “product.” I want to be transformed by the process. I’m an author but I do this because I enjoy the rigor of being a writer.
The work IS the joy for me. I don’t want to be able to snap my fingers and have a completed “product.” I want to be transformed by the process. I’m an author but I do this because I enjoy the rigor of being a writer.
In terms of process, I enjoy writing but revising????? Oh, that’s my real kink. A second or third draft???? A fourth???? Making tweaks on my desktop AND my phone???? *moans* I’m a WHORE for revision.
October 20, 2025 at 2:15 AM
That’s the other thing that baffles me about AI and creative writing, actually.
The work IS the joy for me. I don’t want to be able to snap my fingers and have a completed “product.” I want to be transformed by the process. I’m an author but I do this because I enjoy the rigor of being a writer.
The work IS the joy for me. I don’t want to be able to snap my fingers and have a completed “product.” I want to be transformed by the process. I’m an author but I do this because I enjoy the rigor of being a writer.
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I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
July 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
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For the sake of comparison, 9% of Americans approve of the Black Plague.
June 23, 2025 at 2:52 AM
For the sake of comparison, 9% of Americans approve of the Black Plague.
semiquincentennial just really does not roll off the tongue, is it too late to change what we're calling the 250th celebrations?? the logo is also ugly to me. there are many other issues to take up with the 250th but. these are the ones i'm choosing for today.
April 19, 2025 at 5:39 PM
semiquincentennial just really does not roll off the tongue, is it too late to change what we're calling the 250th celebrations?? the logo is also ugly to me. there are many other issues to take up with the 250th but. these are the ones i'm choosing for today.
pajtim statovci makes me wish i read finnish so that i could read his work in its original language. just an incredible writer and if you haven't read any of his work, i highly, HIGHLY recommend doing so
April 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
pajtim statovci makes me wish i read finnish so that i could read his work in its original language. just an incredible writer and if you haven't read any of his work, i highly, HIGHLY recommend doing so
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Your periodic reminder that one way to think about privilege is: who's allowed to make mistakes?
April 19, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Your periodic reminder that one way to think about privilege is: who's allowed to make mistakes?
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It was entirely clear this is what they were doing. They say it's about immigrants but nothing would stop them from using this on citizens. It's a clear violation of the privacy act. They're combining databases from DHS, HHS, SSA, and IRS to surveil everyone.
www.wired.com/story/doge-c...
www.wired.com/story/doge-c...
April 18, 2025 at 10:15 PM
It was entirely clear this is what they were doing. They say it's about immigrants but nothing would stop them from using this on citizens. It's a clear violation of the privacy act. They're combining databases from DHS, HHS, SSA, and IRS to surveil everyone.
www.wired.com/story/doge-c...
www.wired.com/story/doge-c...
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You all need to treat Harry Potter IP like we’re treating the Tesla brand.
April 17, 2025 at 1:47 PM
You all need to treat Harry Potter IP like we’re treating the Tesla brand.
Meeting someone from your hometown when you’re living halfway across the country is an unparalleled experience of solidarity.
April 18, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Meeting someone from your hometown when you’re living halfway across the country is an unparalleled experience of solidarity.
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i'm a simple woman i don't ask for much but i am asking for a snow day tomorrow. PLEASE. i will put a spoon under my pillow, wear backwards pjs, etc. etc. universe do this for me!!!!
April 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
i'm a simple woman i don't ask for much but i am asking for a snow day tomorrow. PLEASE. i will put a spoon under my pillow, wear backwards pjs, etc. etc. universe do this for me!!!!
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New Mexico made child care free for most families. Believe it or not, the good thing is good.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
New Mexico made childcare free. It lifted 120,000 people above the poverty line
The state, which has long ranked worst in the US for child wellbeing, became the first and only in the country to offer free childcare to a majority of families
www.theguardian.com
April 12, 2025 at 3:33 PM
New Mexico made child care free for most families. Believe it or not, the good thing is good.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
haven't really won any awards or grants or anything i've applied to in several years but i love that when i ask for my wife's input on whether it's worth it to pay to apply to another grant, she always says "hell yes absolutely it's worth it"
April 12, 2025 at 4:06 AM
haven't really won any awards or grants or anything i've applied to in several years but i love that when i ask for my wife's input on whether it's worth it to pay to apply to another grant, she always says "hell yes absolutely it's worth it"